What has been happening at Oak Hill Farm?

Spring is in full effect now that we are (knock on wood!) out of the cycle of endless rain. This week’s box resembles the first two, but with some new additions; read on! Red Russian Kale and Giant Green Kale: OK; more kale. We were skeptics at first, years ago, but…

Welcome to the Spring 2015 CSA! Here is what we have in the box this week: Green leaf lettuce (in the bucket) Green onions Green garlic: One of our favorite tastes of spring. Use it like you would green onions; it is not so pungent as mature garlic. You…

Our Seed Swap is coming up on Saturday March 28. To help things run smoothly, here are some guidelines for swappers: Keep it simple! Have Fun! Bring a folding table and chair(s) if you have seeds to swap. No charge for table setup. Package seeds in small envelopes or bags.…

When: Saturday, March 14, 2015; 10am – 2pm Where: Oak Hill Farm What: Spring Seed Swap Farmers, gardeners, and plant-lovers! Bring your extra seed and share with other like-minded folks. If you don’t have any seed to swap, that is OK! Seed packets will be available by donation, too. Look…

We had two new litters of pigs born yesterday! Angelina Jowlie (see video, below) had a litter of 10; Kim Lardashian (not in the video) had a litter of 7. This is the second time that our piglet births have been synchronized, and mothers and babies all seem healthy and happy.…

One of our favorite treats is a roasted fresh ham. People are used to pink, pre-sliced, cured ham. Fresh ham, on the other hand, is pork-colored and succulent. Think ‘pork roast’. Our favorite recipe is a variation of one that friends in New York made once upon a time, that…

It takes a village to fill a box. With the strange weather this spring, we’ve had to replant some things and others are either gone or off schedule. Enter two other farms: Tim and Betty at Oleo Acres and Michael at the farm-formerly-known-as Cluck-N-Neigh. Tim provided the sweet potato, basil,…

Finally, a sunny day (even though it rained again in the evening) for our Thursday CSA delivery. This spring has been both unusually cool and ridiculously wet–and because of that we have lost crops. The CSA rolls on, but our summer crops that we should have been starting to pick (squash,…

Two years ago, we were covered up in beets. CSA members complained–too many beets! This year, we planted and replanted and the beets are just now coming in. This is a great example of how crops can vary from year to year, depending on the climate and other factors. Never…

Reminder! Please return your empty CSA boxes! We have 2 boxes per CSA share, and each week we fill one and hope to get one empty back. I love the spring rain. One of my favorite outdoor activities is running in the rain, but I also like picking veggies in…